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/story/20426/civil-affairs-soldiers-aid-animal-healthDecember 28, 2016TADJOURAH, DJIBOUTI- U.S. Army Civil Affairs personnel teamed up with the International Development and Relief Board (IDRB) to produce a series of educational videos on the subject of animal health in a village near Tadjourah Dec. 15, 2016.

/story/20396/kicking-it-for-a-causeDecember 17, 2016Eleven teams from six different countries gathered at the French school Kessel in downtown Djibouti Dec. 9, 2016, for a friendly soccer tournament supporting the Kick for Nick Foundation.

/story/20385/726th-expeditionary-air-base-squadron-contingency-contracting-officers-expand-vendor-base-with-new-asDecember 6, 2016DJIBOUTI – Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa contingency contracting officers, 726th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron, are supporting a recent initiative to extend its vendor base and spread economic opportunities to the people of Djibouti with the placement of a contracting bulletin board at a community gathering point, Dec. 6, 2016, near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti.

/story/20381/u-s-military-officials-gain-insight-of-current-operations-and-future-endeavors-during-visit-to-mogadDecember 3, 2016U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Barre Seguin, U.S. Africa Command director of strategy, plans, and programs, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Eric Vollmecke, the Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives, Joint Staff, receive a tour from Maj. Gen. Kurt Sonntag, Commanding General of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, of an operation point for the U.S. Military on Dec. 1, 2016, in Mogadishu, Somalia. The tour gave the Generals insight of current operations and vision of future endeavors.

/story/20359/tropical-medicine-course-comes-to-camp-lemonnierNovember 24, 2016U.S. personnel and medical providers from partner nations attend a course dedicated to military tropical medicine at Camp Lemonnier, 15 Nov. 2016.
The Joint U.S. Military Tropical Medicine course is designed to train and instruct medical personnel in the practice of medicine for developing areas around the globe. The course covers topics such as malaria, HIV, yellow fever and other diseases.

/story/20347/the-french-host-a-neo-exercise-with-cjtf-hoa-members-and-international-partners-in-djiboutiNovember 22, 2016The NEO exercise gave the French and their guests the opportunity to practice an evacuation with international partners.

/story/20332/guests-of-u-s-ambassador-to-djibouti-gather-at-his-home-during-an-election-day-breakfastNovember 19, 2016Guests of U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti gather at his home during an Election Day breakfast, Nov. 10, 2016, in Djibouti, Djibouti. The event allowed political leaders, American community members, youth leaders, and members of the business community to participate in a celebration of American values and traditions.

/story/20316/combined-joint-task-force-horn-of-africa-members-participate-in-french-mud-runNovember 15, 2016Service members from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Civil Affairs competed in an obstacle-filled mud run hosted by the French military, Nov. 6, 2016, in Djibouti, Djibouti. The event allowed coalition forces from French, Japanese, and American teams to interact and build camaraderie while navigating a five kilometer course. The French 5th Marine Regiment team took first place.

/story/20303/somalia-national-police-members-gain-marksmanships-skills-while-training-at-a-range-in-djiboutiNovember 2, 2016Members of the Carabinieri and Somalia Police Force train at a shooting range in Djibouti, Djibouti, Oct. 30, 2016. The Carabinieri is in charge of training mission MAIDIT Somalia 6, which is the mission of training the Somali Police Force in order to promote the stability and security of the entire region of the Horn of Africa.

/story/20258/153rd-cavalry-regiment-holds-spur-ride-in-djibouti-africaOctober 24, 2016Twenty-eight U.S. Army Soldiers and one Air Force Airman participated in an Army traditional event, a Spur Ride, to earn their silver spurs, Oct. 21, 2016, at a nearby airfield in Djibouti.

/story/20252/1-124th-soldiers-engage-in-team-exercisesOctober 24, 2016U.S. Army soldiers of Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment participate in a fire team exercise in Arta, Djibouti, Oct. 20, 2016. Delta Company regularly practices fire team exercises, utilizing maneuvers that were used in Iraq and Afghanistan. The intent of the exercise was to teach soldiers how to move from inside a vehicle when in contact with the enemy, exit the vehicle, and then return fire effectively using live ammunition on simulated targets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton)

/story/20236/fad-troops-learn-to-see-in-the-darkOctober 14, 2016Nearly 40 soldiers from the Djiboutian Army will be able to see in the dark after completing night vision goggle training Oct. 9-12, 2016, in Djibouti City, Djibouti.
The training, conducted by members of the U.S. Army’s Charlie Company, 411th Civil Affairs Battalion, which is currently mobilized to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, comes as the Djiboutian troops prepare for a two-year deployment to Somalia, as part of the African Union Mission in Somalia’s effort to remove al-Shabaab from the region.

/story/20231/u-s-uganda-forces-build-mental-resilienceOctober 13, 2016A U.S. Army Soldier deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and more than 40 members of the Africa Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) gathered for a sharing of best practices for mental health Oct. 10, 2016, in Mogadishu, Somalia.

/story/20209/dikhil-children-to-get-new-schoolhouse-additionOctober 3, 2016A team from the 403rd and 411th Civil Affairs Battalions, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, traveled to Dikhil, Djibouti, and met with village elders and community members Sept. 27, 2016, to learn about the education and general welfare of an existing school system in the village.

/story/20189/u-s-french-and-djiboutian-military-forces-celebrate-st-michels-dayOctober 1, 2016U.S., French and Djiboutian airborne forces came together to celebrate St. Michel, the patron saint of paratroopers, Sept. 29, 2016, at the local French air base in Djibouti City, Djibouti.

/story/20165/somali-doctors-emboldened-by-mogadishu-medical-trainingSeptember 24, 2016The Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa J3 Military Coordination Cell, along with the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS), hosted the year’s third Continuing Medical Education Conference Sept. 14, 2016, in Mogadishu, Somalia.
The conference brought 20 medical students and general practitioners from various sectors of Mogadishu together to receive training on various medical practices, specifically in the fields of radiology and pediatrics.

/story/20156/u-s-army-turns-rwandan-soldiers-into-lifesaversSeptember 23, 2016U.S. Army Soldiers from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa worked with Rwanda Defense Force soldiers to help prevent battlefield deaths during a two-week medical class that concluded Sept. 9, 2016, at the Rwanda Military Academy, Rwanda.